01886cam a2200349 a 4500 47756 47756 000026271427 AU-EpEBC 20170412134204.0 040921s2005 tnu b 000 0 eng 2004022200 GBA529066 bnb 9780687053223 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0687053226 (pbk. : alk. paper) DLC eng DLC DLC OrLoB-B NEMB pcc BV4011.3 .P367 2005 253 22 Patton, John, 1930- Pastoral care : an essential guide / John Patton. Nashville : Abingdon Press, c2005. 122 p. ; 23 cm. Abingdon essential guides Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-122) 1. Pastoral wisdom -- 2. Pastoral presence -- 3. Pastoral guidance -- 4. Limit, loss, and grief -- 5. Care for the sick -- 6. Abuse of self and others -- 7. Care of marriage and family -- 8. Pastoral counseling -- A final reflection. Publisher's description: The purpose of the Abingdon Essential Guides is to fulfill the need for brief, substantive, yet highly accessible introductions to the core disciplines in biblical, theological, and religious studies. Drawing on the best in current scholarship, written with the need of students foremost in mind, addressed to learners in a number of contexts, Essential Guides will be the first choice of those who wish to acquaint themselves or their students with the broad scope of issues, perspectives, and subject matters within biblical and religious studies....[discusses] four major kinds of lostness: grief, illness, abuse, and family challenges. Pastoral counseling Family counseling Grief therapy Abuse Abingdon essential guides ddc AM 0 0 ddc 0 0 32 MAIN MAIN OPEN 2017-04-12 Tabor 1 1 253 PAT 18390 2020-01-13 00:00:00 2019-11-06 1 2017-04-12 AM